Arsenal will now switch their focus towards £22m-rated Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema after fears grew at the Emirates that the Spanish giants will beat them to signature of in-demand Liverpool marksman Luis Suarez.

Newcastle United are interested in landing prolific PSV Eindhoven attacker Ola Toivonen and may even make a cut-price bid of £2.5m for the Swede if he fails to sign a new deal with the Eredivisie giants.